Mindfulness is a simple form of meditation that reduces distracting and negative thoughts by training your mind to focus on the task in hand, the technique is proven to reduce stress and boost employee performance, which is why businesses such as Amazon, Google, Unilever, Apple and Barclays all offer mindfulness training to their staff.

Your staff are the most valuable asset in your organisation. That’s why training is so important – it is an investment in your people that boosts staff wellbeing and will be repaid many times over in terms of higher productivity.

An online application, to manage all aspects of health, well-being and stress for you and your employees throughout the year. Accessible from any internet connection at home or at work, Health Manager takes users through a step-by step personalised plan to achieving personal health goals and wellbeing.

Our employee health screening service is a positive experience that benefits both your organisation and those being tested. Results are strictly confidential (we only share them with the individual being tested) meaning your staff will be happy to enter into the process.

Staff well-being is an increasingly relevant and necessary consideration in the modern workplace. Understanding the risks to workers in relation to stress and wellbeing is an increasingly important responsibility for the modern employer.

The Importance of Sleep in building Resilience

Posted on : June 10, 2016

One in three Britons suffer greatly from inadequate sleep. With things such as; stress, phones/IT and taking work home being the most common contributing factors. However, the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than just bad moods and a lack of focus – I’m not talking about the...

Build your career resilience

Posted on : June 10, 2016

How would you deal with career disruption? How resilient would you be to a change of direction? The author of this article proposes six steps for building your career resilience. These steps will help you deal with any unplanned career changes, whether that’s being laid off or experiencing a major...

Building Resilience presentation for Leeds MIND

Posted on : June 10, 2016

We are feeling honoured and excited to be delivering a presentation based on one of our sessions on Building Resilience today at the Civic Hall in Leeds for the Mental Health Charity MIND and Mindful Employer. We hope that everyone who is attending the presentation enjoys it and finds what...

Mindfulness

Posted on : May 24, 2016

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Wanting a happier outlook?

Posted on : May 24, 2016

It’s easy to focus on all the negatives in life, in fact it’s what we are programmed to do. It’s part of our drive for self-preservation. It helps us to identify and avoid situations that maybe undesirable or dangerous. The problem however is that constantly focusing on things we perceive...

The 3 minute re-frame

Posted on : May 24, 2016

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Time to Talk Day

Posted on : May 24, 2016

The importance of promoting wellbeing in the workplace is widely accepted, but it isn’t always clear how to do it. If you are looking for ideas then why not support Time to Talk day on the 4th February, it’s the perfect opportunity to get people talking about mental health in...

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Posted on : May 24, 2016

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Posted on : May 24, 2016

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Mindfullness for UK Police?

Posted on : May 24, 2016

I was recently sent a photograph showing a group of Canadian police officers meditating and it really got me thinking. As a former police sergeant who now has a regular mindfulness practice could I ever see this happening in the UK? The more I thought about it the more it...